Burst
verb
To break open, or explode suddenly and violently.
The balloon burst with a loud pop.
Often appears as...
- burst into flames
- burst open
verb
To suddenly begin doing something.
She burst into song in the middle of the conversation.
Often appears as...
- burst into laughter
- burst into tears
noun
A sudden and violent event or activity.
There was a burst of laughter from the audience.
Often appears as...
- burst of speed
- burst of energy
verb
To suddenly become very active.
After a slow start, the runners burst into action.
Often appears as...
- burst into action
- burst to life
verb
To quickly move to a place.
He burst into the room without knocking.
Often appears as...
- burst into a room
- burst onto the scene
verb
To break open, or explode suddenly and violently.
The balloon burst with a loud pop.
Often appears as...
- burst into flames
- burst open
verb
To suddenly begin doing something.
She burst into song in the middle of the conversation.
Often appears as...
- burst into laughter
- burst into tears
noun
A sudden and violent event or activity.
There was a burst of laughter from the audience.
Often appears as...
- burst of speed
- burst of energy
verb
To suddenly become very active.
After a slow start, the runners burst into action.
Often appears as...
- burst into action
- burst to life
verb
To quickly move to a place.
He burst into the room without knocking.
Often appears as...
- burst into a room
- burst onto the scene
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Disruption
Use 'burst' to describe something that disrupts suddenly, often unexpectedly.
The pipe burst, flooding the basement.
Pro Tip 2/2Loud Noises
'Burst' often implies a loud sound or a noisy outcome.
Fireworks burst in the sky on New Year's Eve.
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Disruption
Use 'burst' to describe something that disrupts suddenly, often unexpectedly.
The pipe burst, flooding the basement.
Pro Tip 2/2Loud Noises
'Burst' often implies a loud sound or a noisy outcome.
Fireworks burst in the sky on New Year's Eve.
Pro Tip 1/2Sudden Disruption
Use 'burst' to describe something that disrupts suddenly, often unexpectedly.
The pipe burst, flooding the basement.
Pro Tip 2/2Loud Noises
'Burst' often implies a loud sound or a noisy outcome.
Fireworks burst in the sky on New Year's Eve.
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How to raise a Black son...
Because we have parents who raised us to understand that our bodies weren't meant for the backside of a bullet, but for flying kites and jumping rope, and laughing until our stomachs burst. We had teachers who taught us how to raise our hands in class, and not just to signal surrender, and that the only thing we should give up is the idea that we aren't worthy of this world.
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What makes a poem … a...
and filled with vivid images. Compare her language to a haiku, the ancient Japanese poetic form that emphasizes bursts of brief intensity with just three lines of five, seven, and five syllables. The waters of poetry run wide and deep. Poetry has evolved over time, and perhaps now more than ever,
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How spontaneous brain...
are always active. And the signals they send are increases and decreases in the rate of activity, rather than separate bursts. So at every level, our nervous system is teeming with spontaneous activity that helps it interpret and respond to any signals it might receive.
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Why Shakespeare loved...
But there might be another reason. The next time you're in a heightened emotional situation, like the ones that make Shakespeare's characters burst into verse, put your hand over the left side of your chest. What do you feel? That's your heart beating in iambs.
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Why certain naturally...
At those temperatures, the cones burst open, releasing millions of seeds, which are carried by the hot air to form new forests. After the fire, carbon-rich soils and an open sunlit landscape help lodgepole seeds germinate quickly and sprout in abundance.
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Why do your knuckles...
like the importance of eating spinach. The jury's still out on that one. As for knuckle-cracking, one study suggests that all that joint stretching and bubble bursting can cause your hands to swell
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How do animals see in...
To human eyes, the world at night is a formless canvas of grey. Many nocturnal animals, on the other hand, experience a rich and varied world bursting with details, shapes, and colors.
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Wild Beavers Return...
this simply means that during heavy rainfall water doesn't flow as quickly into rivers which helps prevent them from overflowing and bursting their banks
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Stop defining yourself...
our life force our spirit is bursting to get out of those confines of the limited physical form and that is what creation
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One Strange Rock -...
You're walking on it. Our planet is literally bursting with life.
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How to raise a Black son...
Because we have parents who raised us to understand that our bodies weren't meant for the backside of a bullet, but for flying kites and jumping rope, and laughing until our stomachs burst. We had teachers who taught us how to raise our hands in class, and not just to signal surrender, and that the only thing we should give up is the idea that we aren't worthy of this world.
Video examples
What makes a poem … a...
and filled with vivid images. Compare her language to a haiku, the ancient Japanese poetic form that emphasizes bursts of brief intensity with just three lines of five, seven, and five syllables. The waters of poetry run wide and deep. Poetry has evolved over time, and perhaps now more than ever,
Video examples
How spontaneous brain...
are always active. And the signals they send are increases and decreases in the rate of activity, rather than separate bursts. So at every level, our nervous system is teeming with spontaneous activity that helps it interpret and respond to any signals it might receive.
Video examples
Why Shakespeare loved...
But there might be another reason. The next time you're in a heightened emotional situation, like the ones that make Shakespeare's characters burst into verse, put your hand over the left side of your chest. What do you feel? That's your heart beating in iambs.
Video examples
Why certain naturally...
At those temperatures, the cones burst open, releasing millions of seeds, which are carried by the hot air to form new forests. After the fire, carbon-rich soils and an open sunlit landscape help lodgepole seeds germinate quickly and sprout in abundance.
Video examples
Why do your knuckles...
like the importance of eating spinach. The jury's still out on that one. As for knuckle-cracking, one study suggests that all that joint stretching and bubble bursting can cause your hands to swell
Video examples
How do animals see in...
To human eyes, the world at night is a formless canvas of grey. Many nocturnal animals, on the other hand, experience a rich and varied world bursting with details, shapes, and colors.
Video examples
Wild Beavers Return...
this simply means that during heavy rainfall water doesn't flow as quickly into rivers which helps prevent them from overflowing and bursting their banks
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Stop defining yourself...
our life force our spirit is bursting to get out of those confines of the limited physical form and that is what creation
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One Strange Rock -...
You're walking on it. Our planet is literally bursting with life.
Example 1 of 10
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E-40
American Musician
Communication, that keeps everything cool. Not holding anything back, you got to tell each other what's on your mind, that's really it. Otherwise when one gets mad at one, it can burst and you just let it out and it can just come out wrong.
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Martin Scorsese
American Director
I think when you're young and have that first burst of energy and make five or six pictures in a row that tell the stories of all the things in life you want to say... well, maybe those are the films that should have won me the Oscar.
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Kate Moss
English Model
I don't really go to clubs anymore. I'm actually quite settled. Living in Highgate with my dog and my husband and my daughter! I'm not a hell-raiser. But don't burst the bubble. Behind closed doors, for sure, I'm a hell-raiser.
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Lily James
English Actress
I think I feel most like a princess when I'm sort of bursting with happiness and love, so whether that would be, like, with my boyfriend or my family or at a really fun party - just when you're full of life.
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Tim Hunt
British Scientist
It's terribly important that you can criticise people's ideas without criticising them, and if they burst into tears, it means that you tend to hold back from getting at the absolute truth.
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Grace Jones
Model
If people think I'm angry, I don't want to burst anybody's bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it's not really anger; it's discipline.
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Alice Duer Miller
American Poet
I was not out to paint beautiful pictures; even painting good pictures was not important to me. I wanted only to help the truth burst forth.
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Julie Andrews
English Actress
A lot of my life happened in great, wonderful bursts of good fortune, and then I would race to be worthy of it.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
English Athlete
You want to play as much as possible, but I am not the type of character to go bursting walls down.
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Tina Turner
American Musician
I need that on stage. I need a burst of life. That's entertainment for me.
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E-40
American Musician
Communication, that keeps everything cool. Not holding anything back, you got to tell each other what's on your mind, that's really it. Otherwise when one gets mad at one, it can burst and you just let it out and it can just come out wrong.
Quote examples
Martin Scorsese
American Director
I think when you're young and have that first burst of energy and make five or six pictures in a row that tell the stories of all the things in life you want to say... well, maybe those are the films that should have won me the Oscar.
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Kate Moss
English Model
I don't really go to clubs anymore. I'm actually quite settled. Living in Highgate with my dog and my husband and my daughter! I'm not a hell-raiser. But don't burst the bubble. Behind closed doors, for sure, I'm a hell-raiser.
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Lily James
English Actress
I think I feel most like a princess when I'm sort of bursting with happiness and love, so whether that would be, like, with my boyfriend or my family or at a really fun party - just when you're full of life.
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Tim Hunt
British Scientist
It's terribly important that you can criticise people's ideas without criticising them, and if they burst into tears, it means that you tend to hold back from getting at the absolute truth.
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Grace Jones
Model
If people think I'm angry, I don't want to burst anybody's bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it's not really anger; it's discipline.
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Alice Duer Miller
American Poet
I was not out to paint beautiful pictures; even painting good pictures was not important to me. I wanted only to help the truth burst forth.
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Julie Andrews
English Actress
A lot of my life happened in great, wonderful bursts of good fortune, and then I would race to be worthy of it.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
English Athlete
You want to play as much as possible, but I am not the type of character to go bursting walls down.
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Tina Turner
American Musician
I need that on stage. I need a burst of life. That's entertainment for me.
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